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Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Complaints against officer keep coming
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Garfield at Buchtel basketball
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Citizens United v. F.E.C. (Part 4): Kennedy's and O'Connor's Basic Approaches to Constitutional Decisionmaking – Top Down and Bottom Up
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
Track HR Research
Akron Gamer:
'Tecmo Bowl' recreation of Super Bowl XLIV
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Editorials
Business proposition
The numbers behind higher tax rates for the wealthiest households
Pass the DNA bill
Two years in the making, the product of tough compromises, this legislation would improve criminal justice in Ohio
Why not Barberton?
Let's have a complete merger of local health departments
Holy Saints!
If New Orleans can, why not the Cleveland Browns?
Achievement gap
The president wants to improve No Child Left Behind. Soon he must be much more specific about how
Direction for the derby
The mayor and business community rally to keep an icon
Abstinence option
Measuring mercury
The state seeks to reduce the presence of a toxin in Lake Erie. The difficulty is, the science outpaces the technology
Leading the Akron schools
David James charts a clear course in a challenging time
Strip football
How a loss of tackling has diminished the NFL
But fear itself
What is the first rule in fighting terrorists? Don't feed the terror they seek to sow
Experience matters
Adm. Mullen states the truth about gays and lesbians in the military
Frontier challenge
Now that Ohio lawmakers have done their part, business, education and political leaders must rally to win voter support
Gross mismanagement
A harmful delay at the state Department of Public Safety
Finally, a retraction
The damage done from research that falsely linked vaccines to autism
Division of banking
Congress should take the cue of Paul Volcker, and prevent financial institutions from becoming ''too big to fail''
What happened at the jail?
Questions still unanswered about the death of Mark McCullaugh
Frontier principles
An economic success for Ohio driven by competition for public dollars
Price of justice
Sandra Day O'Connor and Thomas Moyer share a good idea
Ready to convert?
The new school funding formula offers small relief to districts long frustrated by revenues failing to keep pace with property values
Intelligence gap
Why the dots weren't connected
Democratic dodge
An apportionment plan that ensures nothing will happen this year
Budget in the balance
The president's spending plan begins to navigate the transition from countering a recession to achieving fiscal discipline
Honest justice
Hazardous duty
FirstEnergy opts to change the way it disposes of coal ash. Now the EPA must complete strong national regulations
Battle of the blight
Summit County mobilizes against the fallout from foreclosures
Train ride for Ohio
There's good reason to bring passenger rail to the state. There also are many questions requiring firm answers
Independent banker
Why Ben Bernanke deserves a second term
Obama in the center (part 2)
The president's disappointingly partial defense of his health-care plans
Drilling down
An Ohio House committee looks to stand up for property owners
Obama in the center
In his State of the Union address, the president described where he stands between the left and right
Frontier crossroad
Ohio lawmakers have a choice: Enhance a project that works or retreat to the detriment of the state's economy
Partners in child care
Children's Hospital comes to the aid of Children Services
Deficit of commitment
The Senate says no to a commission with real bite
Strickland believes
In the State of the State address, the governor defends his record. He then proposes new ways to build upon it
Zones of strength (part 2)
The grand payoff in college education
Zones of strength
Akron strives to become a biomedical powerhouse
Ohio chooses to study
The trouble is, the state could use action on sentencing reform
Excessive use of poor judgment
An Akron police officer abuses his authority
Passage to victory
What next on health care for Democrats? Advance the Senate version, with repairs coming soon
Gifts of life
Mandate for health
The White House has suffered a setback on health care. The opportunity remains to clarify why reform can't wait
On the cheap
The penny-wise stance of Ohio Senate Republicans threatens to set back progress achieved through the Third Frontier project
Corporate advantage
The Supreme Court tips the scales on elections
Busted by the filibuster
Does it matter that Democrats still hold 59 seats in the Senate?
Carp invasion
High court's ruling ignores a real threat to Great Lakes
Healthy step
A unified health district in Summit County promises more efficiency. It is a shame Barberton has stalled
Preventive measures
A grim foreclosure forecast puts a premium on counseling
Major chord
What the Cleveland Orchestra shares with LeBron James
Reeling Democrats
Martha Coakley isn't the only one with a failing message. The president and his party must articulate effectively their case
Damage control
New site for Columbus casino is first step in legislative repair work
Research in retreat
The country cannot afford to slow its investment in medical innovation
More unconnected dots
A task force offers advice in preventing the next Nidal Hasan
Waiting for Democrats
The state could use an improved way for drawing legislative districts. Will the Ohio House deliver on the necessary constitutional amendment?
Housing coalition for the city
Looking at the foreclosure crisis as an opportunity
Deficit attention
As fragile as the recovery is, Washington now must show it is determined to set a path toward fiscal discipline
Pay watch
Universities must be careful with their salaries for leading coaches
Regulate, baby, regulate
Are they serious?
John Kasich and Mary Taylor want to eliminate the state income tax. Ohioans deserve to know in full how they would cover the loss in revenue
Battered Haiti
The relief and rescue efforts are the first priority. Then, Haitians will require a sustained hand in building a better country
Out of the race
Some teachers unions balk at pursuing federal money to advance schools
Next frontier
Turning bipartisan support into voter approval at the ballot
Going with the wind
An opportunity exists for Ohio to advance its economy, environment and the country's energy security
Experience preferred
James Hardy makes a timely return to the Akron school board
Just say yes
State lawmakers should listen to local elections officials
Confession of a slugger
Mark McGwire clutches to an illusion about his prowess at the plate
Decision for Democrats
Speaker Budish appears ready to squander an opportunity to improve the governing of Ohio
Heartbreak and devastation
Now poor Haiti must cope with the ruins of a massive earthquake
Traficant among the talkers
Political life has evolved since he went to federal prison
Cadillac of savings
A necessary incentive for curbing health-care costs
Investment grade
The effectiveness of the stimulus package shouldn't turn on the predictably slower pace of public works projects
School work
Advisory panel has a crucial role in reforming Ohio schools
Scare tactics
In tough times, sheriffs could try a little creativity
Job count
A disappointing employment report for December sharpens the case for Washington to step up job-creation plans
Team work
Akron Public Schools leaders grasp the opportunity to win essential stimulus funds to improve education
Diet busters
In search of a cause
Where's the case for a lottery performance audit?
Doses of prevention
Vaccinations protect children and the rest of the community
Frontier politics
Time is running out to put an amendment on the May ballot to fund the Third Frontier project. Ohio can't afford to wait
Comparative advantage
Online access to hospital data promises a powerful tool. In time, Ohio Hospital Compare can become a fine resource
Going green
Federal grants boost Ohio's clean-energy prospects
Talking point
Sheriff's deputies will do well to consider options
Curve benders
It is up to Congress to slow the growth in health spending
Illusion factory
Does a state tax credit for movie production make financial sense?
Failure to regulate
What caused the housing bubble and the financial crisis? Ben Bernanke has it right: The feds didn't apply effective oversight
Intelligence test in Afghanistan
A deadly attack and a withering report
Not a moment to waste
House Democrats can elevate the quality of work at the Statehouse, or they can opt for the usual partisan gridlock
Doing the math
Ohio aspires. Will the state follow through?
Four wins later
The Browns find a way to complicate matters
Pension protection
Ohio lawmakers must act quickly to ensure that modest steps will be enough to bolster the state's retirement systems
Columbus beats the house
The city gets Penn National Gaming to change the location of its casino
Shrinking Ohio
If Census projections hold, the state will lose two congressional seats and the accompanying clout
Mental (health) error
Nuclear option
The other green energy source
Throw open the doors!
What promises to boost the regional economy? A heavy influx of skilled immigrants
Failure to communicate (part 2)
Another front has opened in the fight against Islamic extremism
Failure to communicate
Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, an old problem resurfaces
Shine the light
A campaign spends $47 million? Ohioans deserve to know how
The best decisions of 2009
BioInnovation Institute, Cuyahoga County, Justice Department, Akron police officers and Ted Strickland
The worst decisions of 2009
FirstEnergy, Akron firefighters, Ted Strickland (twice) and the University of Akron
The most galling decisions of 2009
Jack Morrison, Warner Mendenhall, B. Alan Brubaker, Bill Harris and payday lenders
Close call
The nation's aviation security system failed on Christmas Day. Now the country must learn from the attempted terrorist attack
Frontier consensus
Bill Harris steps up to push Ohio forward
Sharing across generations
Those proposed Medicare reductions in perspective
Big Ben
Deadline approaching
The Ohio Senate has acted. Now the House must act quickly to improve the drawing of congressional and legislative district lines
Out of work, out of clout
Will the community rally to help the jobless cover basic health costs?
Attack of the rowdies
What Kent could learn from Akron
Oh, swell, a coaching change
The Cleveland Browns run the same old play
House Democrats in charge
They've regained the majority. Will they now serve all of Ohio?
Profit and loss
The prospect of a physician-owned hospital in northern Summit County invites concerns about the overall impact on health care in the area
Dec. 28, 2007 Editorial Page (in PDF format)
Why suspend the death penalty?
Capital punishment lacks proportionality in Ohio
Why suspend the death penalty?
Ohio must do a better job holding prosecutors to a high standard
Why suspend the death penalty?
Ohio lacks an appropriately thorough clemency process
Why suspend the death penalty?
Ohio doesn't do enough to ensure adequate counsel
Why suspend the death penalty?
The problem of mistaken eyewitnesses and false confessions
Why suspend the death penalty?
The state doesn't ensure the availability of DNA testing
Poorly executed
An ABA panel finds many flaws in the Ohio death penalty. Enough to warrant the governor imposing a moratorium
Why suspend the death penalty?
Ohio doesn't protect adequately the rights of the mentally ill
Suspend the sentence
Will Ted Strickland listen to the American Bar Association and initiate a hard look at the state's flawed death penalty?
